Wire-stretcher



(No Model.)

T. KENNEDY.

WIRE STRETGHER.

No. 450,625. Patented Ap1 21,1891.

NrTEo STATES ATENT EErcE.

THOMAS KENNEDY, or BUFFALO, TEXAS.

WIRE-STRETCH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,625, dated April 21, 1891.

Application filed May 22, 1890. $eria1 No. 353,265. (No model.)

To all whom 232? may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS KENNEDY, of Buifalo, in the county of Leon, in the State of Texas, have invented anew Apparatus for Stretching Wire for Fencing; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The invention relates to improvements in wire stretchers.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device adapted readily to stretch a wire to the desired tension and capable of firmly holding the wire until after stapling or otherwise securing the same.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto annexed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wire-stretcher constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied in operative position. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the stretcher detached.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, B designates aT-shaped lever, having its arms E formed by a cross-bar arranged at one end of the lever B, and provided with oppositelycurved ends 6, forming claws adapted to engage a wire to be stretched and a fence-post P, on which the level-B is fulcrumed. Either end 6 of the arms of the lever is adapted to receive the wire or engage the post. After a wire has been stretched the tension of the wire is maintained until the operation of stapling has been completed by a brace O, having-one end pivoted to the lever and the other end K curved and provided with aclaw adapted to engage the post P and prevent the return of the lever. The position of the lever is further secured by a rod A, provided at one end with a hook O to engage the post and at its other end with a snap-hook O, which engages an eye on lever B. The brace O is secured to the lever B by a bolt D, which enables it to be readily removed and changed to engage the post at a point below the lever instead of above the same, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings, and this arrangement enables the wire to be stretched it readily to the desired tension, andis capable of maintaining the wire at that tension until after stapling or otherwise fastening the same to a post. i

What I claim is 1. In a wirestretcher,the combination of the T-shaped lever having its cross-bar adapted to engage the wire to be stretched and the adjacent fence-post and the brace pivoted to the lever and adapted to engage the fencepost, substantially as described.

2. In a wire-stretcl1er,the combination of the T-shaped lever adapted to engage the wire to be stretched and the adjacent fence-post, the brace pivoted to the lever and arranged to engage the fence-post, and the rod connected to the lever and provided with a hook to engage the fence-post-,substantially as described.

3. In a wirestretcher, the combination of a T-shaped lever having its cross-bar arranged to engage the wire to be stretched and a fencepost, and provided with the projections F,with the brace having one end pivoted to the lever at a point between the projections, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a wire-stretcher,the combination of the T-shaped lever having its arms oppositely curved and provided with claws, the projections F, arranged on the lever, the brace having one end pivoted to the lever at a point between the projections, and provided at its outward end with a claw to engage a post, and the rod having one end loosely connected with the lever and the otherend provided with the hook C, substantially as described.

- THOMAS KENNEDY. Witnesses:

R. H. J ETTON, GEo. H. GRAHAM. 

